Truck.



H. G. ANTHONY.

` TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED 19213.28, 1914.

Mmmm Patented F.1..23,'1915.

f causing the weight supporting portion of HAROLD' Gr. ANTHONY, OFOHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SSIGNOR FORTY-FIVE ONE- HUNDREDT'HS TOASA Q. REYNOLDS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TRUCK.

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'Specication of Letters Patent.

Ap'pication alea rehuary 28, 1am. serial No. 921,703.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HAROLD G. ANTHONY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county ofv Cook and `State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements vin Trucks, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention relates to trucks and has for its primary object the provision of"an` improved truck which shall have meansl for thetruck to be placed upon or near the floor during the processes of loading and unjoined claims.

loading.

lWith the above and other objects in View this invention consists substantially in the combination, arrangement, and construction of parts all as hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings which formv a part of this specification and illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention,.

and more particularly set forth in the sub In the drawings: Figure 1 is a View of a modified form of my truck, illustrating in dotted'lines a weight supported upon 'the 4body thereof. Fig. 2 isa section taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the modified formof truck illustrated in Fig. 1. taken on line 14-14 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detailed view taken on line15-15 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings the bed, which is here numbered 61, is provided with an open front end 62, and a rear end plate 63. Positi oned at a suitable point rearward of the front end are opposite wheels 64, journaled onA suitable axles 65. Preferably a single strip 66 is disposed across the bed 61 between the axles 65 yand is at its ends bent upwardly, outwardly and downwardly, into the shape of an inverted U, to form bearings for the outer ends of the axles 65. Intermediate the sides of the tru-ck the strip 66l ing frame 23, which is preferably provided in each of the trucks described in this application, is positioned at the rear-ward end,

and riveted as at 67 to the ends` of the end plate 63. Adjacent the ends of the end plate 63 and upon the outer side thereof are secured two swiveled casters 39.v Adjacent Fig. et is av partial section Patenten ret. as, reis.'

thereto a pivot. pin 35, uponl which is journaled afca1n68, provided with a lever 69 and an` outwardly projecting stud 70,.tliel extremity ,of the cam 68 being flattened as at .71. su port 36 is provided upon. the outer side.o the end plate 63 and in it is journaledr the outer end of the pivot pin 35. Channel guides. 37 are positioned upon the outerside of the end plate 63 at a suitable distance apart but between the casters 39, and they are engaged by legs 72, which are preferably 'carried upon. the opposite ends of a cross-bar 73. 1A guide plate 71isixed adjacent thecenter of the cross-bar 73 and extends upwardly between the outer face of thecam 68 and the adjacent face of the supengagement with the pivot 35.' The guide plate 74 is provided likewise with an aper-v ture 76 of a suitable size for the necessary relative movement between the pin 70 and A the guiderlplate, and which is engaged by the .y pin 0. he legs 72 are vertically movable with respect to the channel guides 37 and the bed 61. The cross-bar 24 in this embodiment of my invention is provided at one' side with a catch 25 land the other side -of the truck with a catch 25*11 (see Fig. 3).'

Movement of the handle 69 from the position shown in Fig. 3 toward the catch 25 oscillates the cam 68 about the pivot pin35 and lowers the le s 72 until they contact with the door, as i lustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Further movement of the handle 69 toward. the catch 25 elevates the rearward 4end 62 of the bed 61 to engage the floor, the

weight of the rearward end of the truck be ing, in this position of the parts, supported by the legs 72 through the lcross-bar 3, cam 68, and pvot pin 35. When the movement of the handle 69 just mentioned has continued to the end of its path of throw the handle en 'ages the catch 25 and the flattened end 71 of the cam 68 is throughout its length in engagement with the upper surface of the cross-bar 73.

In the use of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive the truck is placed inthe position just above described, wherein theA front end 62 and the wheels 64 are in contact with the floor, the

. 25a. This oscillation of'- the handle lowers casters 39 are elevated from the Hoor and the rearward end of the truck rests upon the legs 72. The object A to be transported is in this position of the truck easily shifted onto the bed 61, following which the handle 69 is oscillated from its then position in engagement with the catch toward the catch the casters 39 into contact with the floor,

'simultaneously raising the front end 62 out of contact with the floor. Continued oscillation of the handle 69 toward the catch 251L causes the stud 70 to engage the guide plate 74 at the upper edge of the aperture 76 and raises theguide plate 74, the cross-bar 73, and thelegs 72 until the legs are out of contact with'the iloor, whereupon the handle 69 engages' the catch 25B. The truck, being now supported in spaced relation to the Hoor by means of the Wheels 64 and casters39, may be rolled to any location desired for the object A, following which a reversal of the action just described will again position the forward end of the truck in contact' vwith the floor and admit of the removal ofthe object A from the bed 61. The lower or loor contacting ends of the legs'72 are not provided withl rollers of any kind, but 'are intended to have friction'al contact with the floor, for by means of such contact the truck is retained in osition during the time that the objectAiseing loaded upon the truck.

It is further to be noted that when the ob.-l

'ventionfpreferably a straight, edge parallel with the floor'.

In theaccompanying drawings and in the foregoingdescription is set forth the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is obvious that one skilled in the art may make modifications thereof without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: v

1. The combination with a truck bed, of supporting wheels therefor, certain of said wheels being positioned at one end of the truck bed; a' leg member mounted at said end ofthe truck bed; and a manually operable lever mounted on said end of the truck bedl engaging said leg member-and adapted to move the latter downwardly and shift the weight of "said truck bed end from the last mentioned wheels to said leg member.

2. The combination with a truck bed, of

-ing an open end, of supporting wheels posi' tioned intermediate the ends of the bed on opposite sides thereof, supporting casters carried by the end of the bed opposite to the open end, and means upon the castered end of the bed for elevating that end and depressing the open end into contact with the floor, comprising legs carried by the truck bed and apparatus for lowering said legs into contact with the floor and elevating and supporting the castered end .of the bed upon said legs.

4. The combination with a truck bed having an open end, of supporting wheels positioned intermediate the ends of the bed on opposite sides thereof, supporting casters carried by the end of the bed opposite to the .open end, and means upon the castered end ofthe bed for elevating that end and de.

pressing the open end into contact with the floor, .comprising legs carried by the truck bed and apparatus for lowering said legs into contact with the floor and elevating and supporting the castered end of the bed upon said legs, said legs having frictional contact with the floor.

5. Thecombination with a truck bed, of supporting wheels therefor, certain of said wheels being positioned at one end of the truck bed;`a lever provided with a cam end and pivoted to said truck end; a leg member slidably mounted on said end of the truck bed and engaging said cam end, the cam end of said lever when in one position4 being adapted to cause the leg member to support said end of the truck bed and when in another position being adapted to support the leg member on the truck bed end.

6. The combination with a truck bed, .of supporting wheels therefor, certain of said wheels being positioned at one end of the truck bed; a lever provided with a cam end and pivoted to said truck end; a leg member slidably mounted on said end ofthe truck bed and engaging said cam end, the cam end of said lever when in one position. being adapted to cause the leg member to support said end of the truck bed and wheels at such end-of the truck bed, and when in another position being adapted to support the leg member on the truck bed end.

7. The combination with a truck bed, of fixed axles upon opposite sides thereof intermediate the' ends therenf4 and equidistantf' the floor,'and tilting the opposite end of the bed into Contact with th'e floor.

8. rlhe combination with a truck bed, o

xed axles upon opposite sides thereof intermediate the ends thereof and equidistant li5 from one end, wheels upon said axles, casters upon one end of the truck bed, said wheels and,casters normally supporting the' bed out f of contact with the' floor, legs se cured to the castered end of the bed vand mov- 2o able with respect thereto, and apparatus earried by the bed for lowering said legs into Contact with the Hoor, elevating the casters Vfrom the floor, and tilting vthe opposite end of the bed into contact with the Hoor, coniprising apivotpin fixed to the bed, a connecting barvupon the ends of which the legs are carried, and a cam upon the pin and contacting with the connecting bar to cause relative movement between the legs` and the bed. 9. The combination with a truck bed of fixed axles upon opposite sides thereof inter mediatev the ends thereofl and equidistant from one end, wheels upon said axles, easters upon one end of the truck bed, said 3-5 wheels and casters normally supporting the bed out of Contact with the floor, legs secured to' the castered 4end of the bed and movable with respect thereto, and apparatus carried by the bed for lowering said legs t0 into contact with the floor, elevating the casters from the floor, and tilting the o posite end of the bed into contact with the oor, comprising a connecting bar upon the ends 'of which' the legs are carried, a pivot pin protruding fromthe truck bed, a guide plate yslotted for engagement with the pivot pin,

.apertured, and carried by the connectingy bar, a cam pivoted upon the pivot pin, and a stud upon the cam engaging the aperture of the guide plate. l l

10. The combination with a truck bed having an open end, of a steering frame secured thereto at the opposite end, wheeled supports on opposite sides of the bed intermediate the ends thereof, castered supports for that end of the truck bed at which the steering frame is positioned, a catch fixedV upon the steering frame, and apparatus having frictional contactwith the floor for elevating the castered end from the floor to cause the open end to Contact with the floor v and including a earn, said cam engaging the catch to lock the truckin tilted position.

11. The combination with a truck bed, of a flat strip of material transversely'posi-` tioned upon the under side of the bed, bent upwardly, outwardly' and downwardly at each of its ends, vaxles journaled in the bent ends of said strips, and wheels carried by the axles.

l2. The combination with a truck bed, of .a flat strip of material transversely positioned upon the under side of the bed, bent upwardly, outwardly, and downwardly at each of its ends, axles journaled in the bent ends of said strips, and wheels carried by the axles, said strip and bed being up-bent about the center of the bed and fastened together in that position.- Y Y, f In testimony whereof l have signed Iny name to this speciication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 24th day of February A. D. 191

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Viitnesses :v f

CHARLES H. SEEM, HAROLD G. RooKwnLL. 

